Assassinator Wrote:ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:8800GTX is a ripoff. The GTS only runs a tad bit slower but costs so much less. Even if you're going for a high end machine, get the GTS.
GTS is still a ripoff. 8600 for the win. excellent price-to-performance card, and will run almost everything at max settings anyways.
I have a friend who had an 8600GT, then he traded it and $120 for a 640MB 8800GTS. The 8800 was a huge improvement over the 8600, especially in games like Supreme Commander, Overlord, and a few other newer games.
The gap might be closer when comparing a 8600GTS and a 320MB 8800GTS, or at low resolutions. But overall I'd still expect the 8800GTS to beat any 8600 by a fair amount, especially if your gaming at anything higher than 1280x1024 with max settings.
Peacefully Disturbed Wrote:I have a friend who had an 8600GT, then he traded it and $120 for a 640MB 8800GTS. The 8800 was a huge improvement over the 8600, especially in games like Supreme Commander, Overlord, and a few other newer games.
The gap might be closer when comparing a 8600GTS and a 320MB 8800GTS, or at low resolutions. But overall I'd still expect the 8800GTS to beat any 8600 by a fair amount, especially if your gaming at anything higher than 1280x1024 with max settings.
Of course the 8800gts is a lot better. BUT not in terms of price to performance, which was what i was talking about. The 256mb 8600GT costs u AU$128 (prices from MSY technology, one of the cheapest shops in Australia:
http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/PARTS.pdf). That's 3 times cheaper than the 8800gts. Is the 8800GTS 3 times stronger? extremely unlikely. So price to performance, the 8600GT is better.
If u want a good card that runs, without spending heaps on it, 8600gt is the thing.
If u really want a very good card, and run every game on max possible settings, then 8800GTS may be a good choice. GTX and ultra are not worth the money.
Planning on getting a completely new computer sometime soon, and the 8600GT is what I'm looking at. I'm not a big gamer, so for me, it's rather pointless to spend heaps on a graphics card. After all, i survived all the way up to now with an integrated chip with the power equivalent of a geforce 3. (i prefer gaming on my moms laptop with a Radeon x1700). About time to get a new comp.
i got a brand new comptuer yesterday, specs:
intel q6600 core 2 quad proccessor
2.4GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache
2gb ram
vista home prem.
256MB NVidia GeForce 8300 GS
19" monitor
and some other stuff.. lol
i got that for £700
I've been looking into doing the same thing in the comming months, i have found ALOT of information at buildyourownpc.org.uk it helped save alot of money from the build i had selected before i read up on their forums.
Assassinator Wrote:ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:8800GTX is a ripoff. The GTS only runs a tad bit slower but costs so much less. Even if you're going for a high end machine, get the GTS.
GTS is still a ripoff. 8600 for the win. excellent price-to-performance card, and will run almost everything at max settings anyways.
Price to performance wise, the #600's are designed for value. For a high end computer, you'd go for a #800 or #900 usually. However, never go for top-of-the-line - that's usually too much.
When I bought my computer, for example, the mid-range card was a 6600GT. I got a 7800GT instead. 6600GT is somewhat low end nowadays whereas the 7800GT still fares quite well; top of the end card at that time was the 7800GTX 512MB edition. In terms of price, yes the 6600GT is probably way better, but if you want a high end machine, it wouldn't fare.
Well, your choice - either get a high-end computer, or a mid-range and upgrade later.
I knew that I couldn't really upgrade my computer when I bought it (Intel and AMD were both moving onto new CPU sockets) so I decided to go high end rather than go for an upgrade path.
I think ill save more if I go high end than upgrading later. . . and since I got a good offer on bot the 8800GTX AND ht GTS ill decide on the GTS also after looking into the specs. . there is very little difference so yeah. . I might change my mind though since im not in a rush to buy it. maybe a few more weeks till I get the money. . .ARGH im 15 and my dad is making me sell BOATS!